Sunday, December 31, 2023

Best Films of 2023 Second Draft

 In no specific order:

KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON/ANATOMY OF A FALL/FREMONT/OPPENHEIMER/THE HOLDOVERS/PAST LIVES/FERRARI/TALK TO ME

Honorable Mention: NAPOLEON/MASTER GARDENER/BARBIE/DUMB MONEY/AIR

Flawed But Worthwhile: SALTBURN/PRISCILLA/MAY DECEMBER/THE COLOR PURPLE 2023

Watchable Underachiever: THE KILLER 

Wednesday, December 27, 2023

Some of the music I listened to in 2023

 In no specific order:

 Jessie Ware: THAT! FEELS GOOD!

 Pretenders: RELENTLESS 

 Peter Gabriel: I/o (Bright Side Mix)

 Son Volt: DAY OF THE DOUG (Doug Sahm tribute)

 Flatt & Scruggs: ORIGINAL THEME FROM BONNIE AND CLYDE

 Bruce Springsteen: THE LIVE SERIES: SONGS ON KEYS

 The Beatles: 1962-1966 (expanded 2023 reissue)

 The Who: WHO’S NEXT/LIFE HOUSE boxset

 Bob Dylan: THE COMPLETE BUDOKAN 1978

 Wilco: COUSIN/CRUEL COUNTRY

 Elvis Presley: ALOHA FROM HAWAII 50th Anniversary 

 Cindy Wilson: REALMS

 Billy Joel: PIANO MAN 50th Anniversary Dolby Atmos mix

 Little Richard: LITTLE RICHARD IS BACK

 Gene Vincent: I’M BACK AND I’M PROUD 

Wednesday, December 20, 2023

New Poem: THE TRUMP TRAIN STOPS IN COLORADO

 Captain Sedition dealt at least a temporary blow

 Now let’s see if some of the Republican Party will follow

 An off-ramp where the Never Trumpers can try to grow

 A base devoted to real issues instead of Immigrant baiting and going low low low

Monday, December 4, 2023

First draft of three: Best Films of 2023

 Will update later this month and, for the last time, in January:

 In no specific order:

KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON/ANATOMY OF A FALL/FREMONT/OPPENHEIMER/THE HOLDOVERS/PAST LIVES/AIR

Honorable Mention: NAPOLEON/MASTER GARDENER/BARBIE/DUMB MONEY

Flawed But Worthwhile: SALTBURN/PRISCILLA/MAY DECEMBER

Watchable Underachiever: THE KILLER